Bring me the future, NOW!

Business Week decided to give the Kindle a go 'round in a review yesterday. The review gives it overall good marks, although the author complains that he forgot to charge it a few times during his trial run and found himself frustrated because you never have to plug in a newspaper.

Well that's kind of silly, right? You got used to plugging in your phone didn't you?

Arik Hesseldahl writes he also has complaints about the very few, poor quality photos that the Kindle supports. I can see that as a very valid complaint. Photographs often make the difference in how moving a story can be.

A positive Hesseldahl says is that he read more of the papers he received (as well as saving trees and money). I argue, he only received two of the four he used to get so... I do have to ask, how in the world did he get time to read four newspapers in the morning? I could see it being possible on a device like the Kindle, but this guy must have a really long commute. Those are hours you can never get back.

I think more newspapers should write about and consider technology like the Kindle. If newsprint costs so much, only print those papers that people will pick up in stands. Ensure that your loyal readers who want their news delivered to their homes have the chance to save the planet and some money by giving them high tech ways to get the paper.

Here they don't update the Web site sometimes until mid-morning. I think they should do it late at night. I also think the news staff doesn't spend enough time thinking about how they can help the newspaper which gives them sustenance survive and make money.

Ahh! I knew it!

The future of newspapers is in a portable device that can update in real time, as soon as something is published. Each day consumers will read the paper on an electronic device where their newspaper is delivered. I did not know this technology existed, but it does. The roll-up TV will be used for not only watching television, but rumor has it, newspapers are investing in developing this technology for their own use. 

I imagined this several years ago. I have no proof that this was my idea first. In fact, it probably wasn't, but I had an idea that while the paper copy would not be around forever, I have been certain that people would have one permanent item that would deliver their news to them. 

Another news delivery system I just learned about is the Kindle. This is also awesome. Bring the price down some more and this thing might just catch on. Although I hear some are disappointed that it doesn't deliver images in color yet.